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My season is just about done, but BLUSH was a huge standout. I even cut the plants back and are letting them regenerate.
Extremely productive and sweet. Of that list, the only other ones I planted was Sunrise BB and Purple BB. Sunrise was way more productive - huge for a cherry. |
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#317 |
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Will do Fred.
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Found it. Not the best pic, a bit too dark to show all the striping in Sunrise Bumble Bee. It was one really beautiful looking tomato. Very appropriately named. Looks just like a morning sky. Was my favoritest to see everyday last year.
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Nice photo! Are those still firm, or quite soft?
Out here, when they are that color I think they are over-ripe, but I do know that the degree of marbling varies greatly with environmental changes. |
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They were quite firm. Since it was the first time I had grown them, I didn't really know when I should of picked them so actually they probably stayed on the vine longer than what they should have and they held up sitting on kitchen counter for a long while too before I ate some and saved seed from the rest.
It is one to definitely grow again. It was very productive for me even through the hottest and humid summer that we ever had. When it's 118F out and a tomato just shrugs it off and keeps on producing, it is one worth keeping for sure. |
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![]() The fruits were actually lighter in color. Had orange, yellow and red streaks all over it. What was nice was that it made clusters of tomatoes all at once. Generally 5 to 7 tomatoes and bunches of clusters all over the plant. You could actually have a nice little meal and share some too at the same time. I hope you SBB does as well for you or even than mine did for me. ![]() |
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One more question..
Is the Pink Tiger foliage similar to those of Blush? |
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Hey Fred, I grew Pink, Purple and Sunrise Bumble Bee and Blush, Green and Pink Tiger this year. They all grew to 5-6' tall and very productive. Problem is we set a record rain fall amount from 1 June thro 31 July of over 19". By mid Aug. most people had plowed their gardens under, most plants didn't rebound after all the rain. The tomatoes that go into the garden every year lacked their normal flavors. That being said, I feel it is not fair to comment on the flavors of your tomatoes, Green Tiger may be my new tom. So I am hopping that next year will give me a chance of tasting Bumble Bees and Tigers a good go next season.
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#326 |
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Hi Fred Hempel! I'm wondering what the dtm for Marzano Fire is? I don't see one on the website. (i may have asked this before but I don't remember...)
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65-75 days, depending on conditions. It sets pretty heavily in the first few weeks after that, and then production tapers off.
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I should also mention that I do think Marzano Fire is vigorous for a "classic" San Marzano-type tomato (with stripes, though). It also has a nice compact semi-determinate vine that is great for gardeners.
But, if you are looking for a sauce workhorse tomato that has a nice disease resistance package, produces very well, and has excellent fruit qualities, the variety Pozzano (from Enza Zaden) is better than anything similar we have tried. |
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